Esquer

(1) GRANTING MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION [ECF No. 8];

(2) STAYING ACTION; AND

(3) ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSING THE ACTION

Pending before the Court is Defendants Education Management Corporation ("EMC") and the Art Institute of California-San Diego's ("AICSD") (together "Defendants") Motion to Compel Individual Arbitration and to Dismiss or Stay Proceedings Pending Arbitration. (ECF No. 8-1.) Plaintiff Steven Esquer has opposed the motion (ECF No. 10) and Defendants have responded (ECF No. 11). For the reasons set forth below, the Court grants Defendants' motion to compel individual arbitration.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Relevant Factual Background

On December 20, 2013, Plaintiff Steven Esquer applied for admission to Defendant AICSD to pursue a B.S. in Graphic and Web Design. (ECF No. 1 ¶¶ 19, 20). AICSD is an educational institution offering bachelor and associated degrees and is a subsidiary of Defendant Education Management Corporation, a publicly-traded corporation based in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. ( Id. ¶¶ 15-16.) At the time he applied to AICSD, Esquer completed several forms, including an Enrollment Agreement. ( Id. ¶ 21.)

*1009 The first page of the Enrollment Agreement Esquer…